Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

After a moment, he seemed to have thought of something and quickly said to Shen Zheng:

"Don't worry, sir. Although this kind of rice will be left behind by the wind machine, we will pick it out during the final grain selection."

Screening seeds is a big deal, as it concerns their livelihood for the coming year, so they wouldn't be stupid enough to play tricks on it.

Seeing his anxious look, Shen Zheng smiled and said, "Of course I believe in you."

Seeing Shen Zheng's sincere expression, Zhang Lizheng smiled and worked even harder.

After pushing and pulling, he still felt it was not enough, and began to sing a familiar folk song:

"Sift the seeds well this year - you will have fragrant rice next year -"

The atmosphere in the granary suddenly became lively. Wu Lizheng, who was weighing the grain nearby, took up the question: "Whose baby is hungry? My baby is white and fat—"

This folk song has been passed down by word of mouth in Liuyang Prefecture, but this was the first time Shen Zheng heard it and found it extremely novel.

The lyrics are easy to understand, but they encompass the most ardent expectations of ordinary people for life.

......

The atmosphere in the granary was lively, but the backyard of the county government office was like an icy cave.

Yu Zhengqing narrowed his eyes and looked at the three people in front of him, his whole body filled with a gloomy aura.

Li Hongmao seemed a little surprised, and lowered his eyes to think about something.

Pei Zhaoqi, who was calm and composed at a young age, also showed anger today. He held the brush tightly in his right hand, and his fingertips turned white.

The one who reacted most strongly was Fang Ziyan. He stood up suddenly like an angry calf, raised his hands and tried to push Jin Zhanpeng who was standing in the front.

"Zi Yan, no."

Li Hongmao reached out to stop him.

"Master!" Fang Ziyan turned around in confusion, almost breaking his voice: "Don't stop me! These toads want to eat swan meat! They don't want to eat the sky is high and the earth is thick!"

"..."

This metaphor.

Upon hearing this, Li Hongmao didn't know whether to cry or laugh for a moment.

The originally tense atmosphere was eased by Fang Ziyan's not very appropriate metaphor.

But Xiao Lucai and He Hongzhuo still looked unhappy. In terms of status, even if they were not the principals of the county school, they were still teachers of the county school. Even if Fang Ziyan was the principal's direct disciple, he should still be respectfully addressed as "sir".

Toad? Don't know how high the heaven is or how deep the earth is?

Is this something a junior could say to them?

Xiao Lucai's fingers moved, but he couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to discuss with Mr. Li Hongmao the education issues of Fang Ziyan, his "direct disciple".

"Mr. Li..."

"Xiao Lucai."

Yu Zhengqing interrupted him and said, "Children speak without restraint. You don't need to bother with Xiao Ziyan. On the contrary, the three of you are already over a hundred years old. There are some things you should know."

"Master Yu..."

Xiao Lu just opened his mouth, but was interrupted by Yu Zhengqing: "If you three leave now, I will just pretend that I haven't seen you today."

Xiao Lucai tried to speak twice but was choked back by Yu Zhengqing. He angrily scolded in his heart that this prefect was so protective of his own people and his quality was worrying!

However, after listening to Yu Zhengqing's words, Jin Zhanpeng became interested. He moved his toes slightly and was about to betray when Xiao Lucai immediately grabbed his sleeve.

Jin Zhanpeng turned his head to look at his sleeves, then closed his eyes and raised his hand to flick his sleeves.

Didn't shake it off.

Jin Zhanpeng's eyes were filled with anger. He moved his mouth, but in the end, no unpleasant words came out.

He turned to look at Xiao Lucai, only to see disapproval in his eyes, which clearly implied: he is a fence-sitter who changes with the wind and has no integrity of a scholar at all!

Jin Zhanpeng rolled his eyes: A fence-sitter? He just knew the situation and what it meant to be a wise man who knows the current situation.

Yu Zhengqing looked at their little movements and raised his eyebrows: "Not leaving? Does that mean you are determined to get the position of the headmaster?"

"The students have absolutely no such intention!"

Jin Zhanpeng answered clearly and neatly, and by the way, he moved closer to where Li Hongmao was and divided himself into a camp.

He secretly regretted in his heart that he would not have accompanied these two people on this trip if he had known earlier. He almost got himself involved.

He had no intention of becoming a Jinshi, and did not want to waste several years or even ten years on the imperial examination. He only wanted to make a name for himself in Tongan County School, and then return to the provincial school to teach and bring honor to his old mother at home.

Now is definitely not the time to make mistakes.

Seeing his obvious attitude, Yu Zhengqing's expression relaxed and he turned to look at Xiao Lucai and He Hongzhuo who were stiff-necked.

"Are you two determined to bring down Chief Li?"

Xiao Lucai and He Hongzhuo pursed their lips and did not answer. They knew that the prefect must despise them in his heart, thinking that they were too arrogant and could not recognize the situation.

But they are by no means opportunists, and they are not vying for the position of headmaster for fame and reputation.

They just think that if the principal of a county school cannot convince people, then the height of the county school will stop there, and how can it produce good students?

What's more, which scholar doesn't have a sense of nobleness? It's okay to be inferior to others, but you can't be inferior to nepotism.

If the headmaster's knowledge can convince them, then they will definitely help him in the future teaching career. If not, then don't blame them...

"Good, good, you have backbone." Yu Zhengqing chuckled, and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or angry.

He looked at Li Hongmao and asked, "Master Li, what do you think we should do now?"

He gave the decision-making power to Li Hongmao. Firstly, because Li Hongmao was a person Shen Zheng trusted and had the authority to handle the matter, and secondly, it was a test.

This is also a test for Li Hongmao.

Tongan County School will only grow stronger in the future. If Li Hongmao cannot convince people, such situations will continue to occur in the future.

Li Hongmao was not afraid of anything and said respectfully, "Your Excellency, although I was appointed as the head of the mountain by Lord Shen, I have never slacked off in my studies during this period. But I am still young after all, so it is understandable that you two gentlemen have objections."

As soon as Li Hongmao said this, Yu Zhengqing's expression completely warmed up.

Look, look, this is the person Shen Zheng has his eyes on.

One sentence clearly expresses my position: I don't cause trouble, but I'm not afraid of trouble, and I understand your thoughts, but if you want to fight, I'm always ready to fight.

"Well, okay. You are the one chosen by your Lord Shen, and these two are also gentlemen sent by me. I will not be partial to anyone. The truth will be revealed in the article."

This was a promise for a literary fight between Li Hongmao and the other two.

"Thank you, sir. I hope you can be a witness for our students." The three of them spoke in unison. This was a way they could all accept.

Fang Ziyan found it hard to accept. He took a step forward and looked at Yu Zhengqing's little face, full of hurt.

Didn't the prefect often praise the master for his talent? Why did he stand on the side of those two old guys today?

Uncle Magistrate has changed! He wants to tell Lord Shen!

Fang Ziyan turned around and ran out the door.

Pei Zhaoqi immediately grabbed Fang Ziyan. After his eyes swept between the few people, he reached out and patted Fang Ziyan on the back, saying softly: "Ziyan, believe in the master."